‘We’ve done many concerts, but this is the first time I’m stressed,” the first violin confesses with a grin, lowering his instrument before a single note has sounded. But before he can launch into the story he’s interrupted by the cellist. “We’re actually supposed to play first!” she chides. A string quartet is often compared…
NewsFeed Israeli forces have raided the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, firing live ammunition that killed a 26-year-old Palestinian man and wounded four others, including children. Dozens of people have suffered tear gas inhalation. Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al…
NewsFeed Mostafa Salameh, a Palestinian-Jordanian mountaineer, is on a mission to carry handwritten letters from children in Gaza to the top of Mount Everest. His journey aims to raise global awareness of the hardships they’ve faced. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…
Shorouk Express On a “mission” in Spain, Palestinian national team coach Ehab Abu Jazar and his players will play symbolic friendlies against the Basque Country and Catalan national teams in the hopes of working towards safety and freedom for their people. Dressed in a black tracksuit, whistle in mouth, Palestinian coach Abu Jazar leads the…
Shorouk Express “The time has come because the emergency is everywhere,” he said. “The time for peace is now, because it will soon be too late to grab the moment.” Macron has led a diplomat push in recent months to get countries to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations annual get-together to ramp…
Shorouk Express Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin welcomed the declarations to recognize a Palestinian state. “It is a move bringing us closer to sovereignty and independence,” Shahin told reporters in Ramallah. “It might not end the war tomorrow, but it’s a move forward, which we need to build on and amplify,” she said, referring…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has taken the historic step of recognising the state of Palestine, marking a major milestone in the push towards peace in…
Shorouk Express Macron’s ultimate goal is to show there is a global counterweight to Trump’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza, and to ramp up the pressure for peace. Comparisons are already being made with France’s defiance under Jacques Chirac to stand up to the U.S. over the invasion of Iraq in 2003 — a…
Shorouk Express Stepping up before meetings kick off in New York would allow Downing Street to gain extra credit with Labour MPs and party members, who lean toward supporting the Palestinian cause, while maintaining solidarity with the other nations expected to make a commitment at the France-led summit. Emily Thornberry, the Labour MP who chairs…
Shorouk Express Veldkamp’s colleagues from the centrist New Social Contract (NSC) party also resigned on Friday. Their departure put additional pressure on the already weak Dutch government, which collapsed in June after Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) left the coalition over a dispute about the country’s migration policy. A majority of MPs backed a call…
